conscience

A great movie. Even women can relate to this film.

L.I.E. is a pretty good film, too.

grunter

Scott Heim's "Mysterious Skin" is perhaps one of my top 5 novels of all time. It's beautifully, lyrically written and is even more haunting than the very well-done film adaptation. I, too, thought Joseph Gordon-Levitt was spellbinding in the film - and he plays someone who is entirely opposite my type. (Whereas Richard Riehle, who plays one of Neil's first playground pickup tricks in the film, couldn't be a more direct hit as to what I find attractive in a man . . . )

Someone add "The Business of Fancydancing" to the list, please.

slavetotherave

Erm... Mulholland Drive?

lmwong1977

He works behind the camera that's all you get. You have a 1 in 4 chance of being right. lol He won't give me freebies! I suspect it's because I'm a girl.

Anyway, movies you can buy at BB/CC/Amazon:

Bedrooms and Hallways
Different for Girls
The Crying Game
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Sunday Bloody Sunday

TV:
Twilight of the Golds (HBO)
Tales of the City/More Tales (PBS/Showtime)
And the Band Played on (HBO - about the discovery of HIV/AIDS)
Swan Lake (the all male dancers one - PBS shows this just about every year here)

Not really Gay themed:
Hairspray
Dirty Dancing
Gypsy
Billy Elliot
To Die For
Moulin Rogue
Fight Club
Interview with the Vampire
Risky Business
Top Gun

I know Tom Cruise is all weirdo now, but you have to admit in the 80s, tons of girls (and boys) were panting over him air guitaring in his undies and in that flight suit.

flixtime

C.R.A.Z.Y.
Bad Education
Gohatto

All are available on R1 DVD.

wewantflair

Shocking that nobody has mentioned Rebel Without a Cause yet.

Libby

High Art
Better Then Chocolate
If you want TV check out queer as folk...truly remarkable stuff!!

marty888

Wong Kar-Wai's HAPPY TOGETHER
BREAKING THE SURFACE - The Greg Louganis Story
FOOD OF LOVE (based on the novel "The Page Turner")
TRICK
LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!
MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO
OUTRAGEOUS!
THE SUM OF US
BEAUTIFUL BOXER
MAURICE
UNDER ONE ROOF
HEAD ON
LIKE IT IS
A QUEER STORY (from Hong Kong)
BAD EDUCATION

LiquidSky

I loved both of these films. I also enjoyed "All Over Me", "Bound", "The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love", and "Go Fish".

Giles

'Psycho Beach Party' was a stitch.

not in the same vein, but reminded me just the same rent 'Straight-Jacket'

I loved 'Walk on Water' Lior Ashkenazi is stunning (er, acting wise )

oh do tell what your friend said... ?

Cusm

The Crying Game
Boys Don't Cry
Chasing Amy
My Own Private Idaho
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Mullholland Drive
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Party Monster
Monster


Or anything with Tom Cruise

LiquidSky

Tom Cruise in NOT gay. Just ask Katie!

Xander

Holy crap. Thanks for the input, guys. Here's a couple of thoughts...

Some of you didn't read my whole post. I don't just want gay-themed movies, I want movies that are beloved by gay audiences are considered MUST-SEE'S by the general gay community at large. Like the Sound of Music and Mommie Dearest. Make sense?

Also, play nice. Especially you, digi. I'm sorry that you think all of these movies suck, but I'm still interested in seeing some of them.

Movie thoughts:

I may try and edit the first post to do a comprehensive list, if I have time. And I might bold the ones I have seen, if anyone cares.

I liked the Birdcage. Sure, it was fairly stereotypical and sterile, but it's funny. And I don't think there's anything in it that's offensive. It doesn't do much to break down stereotypes, or to further the gay cause. But come on! Gene Hackman in drag? Good stuff.

Can't believe I didn't put Rocky Horror in my original list. D'oh!

Is Torch Song Trilogy the Matthew Broderick/Harvey Firestein one? I want to see that....

Giles

oh in that case

- Madonna 'Truth or Dare'
- Can't Stop the Music
- Freaks ("one of us... one of us... one of us")
- Hairspray

LiquidSky

Xander:

re: movies that appeal to gay audiences. You may also want to check out:

Valley of the Dolls
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Barbarella

These are groovy cult classics that appeal to me.

riley_dude

And the porn star that said he had a releationship with him. Ya know, the guy Tom sued.


We love Romy and Michelle every single time we watch it.

Giles

and 'Clueless'

rw2516

What about The Ritz? Jack Weston hides out from gangster brother-in-law(Jerry Stiller) in gay bath house.

"Vespuci, I just met a boy named Vespuci"-the the tune of "Maria"

Midnight Express count?

lmwong1977

OK, how's this:

Wizard of Oz (Judy Garland films but this one is a must)
All About Eve
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
A Streetcar Named Desire
Grease
Xanadu
La Cage aux folles <--French version of The Birdcage
Cabaret
Maurice
Longtime Companion

A little Greta Garbo, Bette Davis, Barbara Streisand, dash of Katherine Hepburn (screwball comedies with Cary Grant is bonus points), some Rock Hudson/Doris Day and I think you'll have a nice foundation.

You can check this book for more:
101 Must-see Movies for Gay Men By Alonso Duralde, Consortium Book Sales & Dist - November 2005 ISBN: 1555838669.

Well Titan hasnt been around all that long and has a certain type of guys, so it wouldnt fit into Xander's "beloved by all gay audiences" bit. They've won a bunch of cinematography awards so you could stretch your definition of cinema and include them in your collection. lol

Anywho my friend talked very highly of their multi-award winning 'Fallen Angel' film series. It's mainly leather/bondage. I'm sure he's mentioned other films but that was part of a longer conversation about making movies in general so I remember the name.

Big Quasimodo

Suddenly Last Summer
Ma Vie en Rose
Heavenly Creatures
My Beautiful Launderette
Anything by Pedro Almodovar

and as far as Ozon, 8 Women qualifies both with (some) subject matter, AND it's a MUSICAL!

Jaymole

Auntie Mame

Xander

Cool, thanks again. I'll edit the first post with the list so far, and I even bolded the ones I've seen. Not that many.

LiquidSky

I love this film! Rosalind Russell is great!

LiquidSky

Xander! Get yourself to Nashville and we will have a film festival! Glad you asked for suggestions....you need to start renting DVDs immediately!

paradicelost

Rebel and Without a Cause and Fight Club, really? I didn't know these were really big in the gay crowd. Then again i'm straight as they come and even i get funny feelings while watching Jared Leto in Fight Club.
I was going to start a thread about Misintertations of Homosexuality in film, and these were the two films that were the reason i've always wanted to do it. I guess I always assumed Rebel got put in this catagory was because of Sal Mineo(sp?) and Dean real life sexual prefences.
Did anyone already say Aimee and Jaguar, i think it was the name of it anyway. I've only seen it once but i really enjoyed it.